Food Operations Manager

"You care about making a positive impact in the world. You understand greatness requires thinking differently. An inclusive and accepting work environment is important to you.

A job at IKEA is so much more than home furnishings. Together, we work to make a better everyday life for the many. It's the perfect fit if you want to contribute, grow, and share. Join the team and start a better life for yourself."

Location

North York

Employment type

Full Time Permanent

Department

Food & Restaurant

Deadline

2026-07-22

Mobility support

Domestic

Candidate profile (title) What you'll need to have

Candidate profile (text) - Default language • University degree and 4 years of related experience, or minimum 8 years of related experience

Minimum 3 years of managerial experience

Solid experience in a food production or commercial kitchen environment

Key responsibilities (title) A day in your life with us

Key responsibilities (text) • Lead the team through planning, coaching and coordinating food operational activities to deliver to the common objectives and goals and identify and optimise food operational needs and requirements.

Ensure the operations of all food areas are in accordance with quality and food safety requirements and other relevant local legislation, are well maintained and that daily work routines are in place and followed in all daily work.

Secure an irresistible food offer and customer experience by ensuring quality is always secured as well as an appealing range presentation.

Secure excellence in operations and high-quality standards of customer experience in all food areas and optimised levels of commerciality are achieved.

Ensure the implementation of correct operational processes to secure product availability, stock management, quality and minimise waste.

Team vision ( title) About this work area

Team vision (text) Thanks to us, customers, co-workers and people at home can have a better everyday life through food that’s good for both people and planet. Together we serve more than 660 million customers yearly at the IKEA restaurants worldwide, underlining our Scandinavian heritage by offering a modern taste of Sweden. We also offer a variety of foods in our bistros and in the “Swedish Food market”. We are a diverse group of people who all live by the motto: Laughter is brightest in the place where the food is!

Local section (title) Why you will love us

Local section (text) Here at IKEA, we want to ensure that we are creating a better everyday life for the many people, including our co-workers. We also believe that a job should be so much more than a job. That’s why we focus on having an inclusive work environment where we celebrate your uniqueness, live our values, and ensure that we walk the talk when it comes to co-worker development. In addition, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to all co-workers including:

Wellness days (in addition to your vacation days!)

Extended health, dental, and vision coverage (for you and your family)

RRSP with IKEA contribution matching options

Eligibility for our annual IKEA bonus incentive plan

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Merchandise and restaurant discounts (plus free drinks and different healthy meal options in the co-worker restaurant, where available)

Parental leave

Bereavement leave

Employee assistance program (that helps you support your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing)

In the IKEA world, this position is officially referred to as Food Operations Manager II

The starting rate/ salary for this position ranges from 70800 CAD to 97350 CAD and will be based on relevant work experience.

Why you will love us

From the deep forests in Sweden, we have spread our culture and values around the world. At the heart of our offer are our beautiful home-furnishing products and solutions, made with care for our planet, reaching millions of customers.

At the heart of our business, are our wonderful co-workers representing diversity in all dimensions and passionate for life at home. We all contribute with our uniqueness and we want to grow and develop together.

Our vision, “to create a better everyday life for the many people” inspires and guides us in everything we do. This is IKEA.

What we all have in common

Living our values

Being your unique self, while respecting and including others

A passion for home furnishing

Performing & delivering while learning & developing

Having fun!

Your uniqueness makes Ikea better

We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly and be given equal opportunities, regardless of their age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, ethnicity, race, nationality, religion or any other dimension of their identity.

We are committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide appropriate accommodation which considers the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. If you require accommodation, please contact HR.Canada@ingka.ikea.com

Note: A qualified job applicant with a disability is one who possesses the required skills, education, experience and training and who can, with reasonable accommodation, perform the essential functions of the position applied for.